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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-11-15, Page 3Don't Drink and Drive Inside Reunion Sisters to §ee. brother after 45 years page 3 Auctioneer Richard McKinnon believes in magic page 5 Curling A club that's always. looking, for new blood page 18 'Stabbing at trailer park EXETER - A domestic_situation in the- Norwdod Village Trailer Park just so th of Exeter resulted in a stabbinband charges of aggra- vatcd assault. Treated at South Huron Hospital for a small stab wound to his a -domen was Brian Mark Hemming, 32, of 105 Conroy Crescent, Guelph. He was treated and re- leased. • Charged with aggravated assault is 29 -year old Christine Louise Hemming of 46 Kenwood Cres- cent, rescent, Guelph. She, was released to appear in Exeter court on Decem- ber 12. Armed stand-off eale ance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238-8484 Hensa11 262-2607 Clinton 482-9747 I. Town honors citizens on at appreciation dinner EXETER - The town honored its employees, volunteers, and spe- cial citizens at the annual Exeter,-. Appreciation Night last Wednes- • day at the Community Centre. Mayor Bruce Shaw performed EXETER - A 15 -year old girl kept police at bay Saturday after- noon for more than two hours. She was barricaded in a barn just cast of the town, armed with a 22 - calibre rifle. In the course of the incident, five shots were, fired at police, but no injuries were sustained by the suspect or the officers. Police were called to the scene by the Family and Children's Ser- vices. Police say the incident arose because the suspect was ab- sent without leave from a group home in a nearby town and did not want to return. At 1:32 p.m. the suspect surren- dered peacefully to police and, as of press time, is in custody await- ing a Wednesday bail hearing. The case remains under investi- gation and is believed related to other charges laid by another OPP' detachment. PUC raises rates 7.9% EXETER - Customers of the Ex- eter PUC will see an increase in next year's hydro bills. The resi- dential rate for domestic customers will increase 7.9 percent in 1990, and commercial customers will pay 7.7313crcent more. - PUC manager Hugh Davis notes that 82 percent of the utility's hydro revenue is spent buying power Wilt ,ie'ale faun Ontario Hydro-, who arc boosting their rates by 6.9 per- cent. Commissioners met for a special meeting on November 8 to review the 1990 budgets, and set the 1990 rates. The net capital budget for 1990 is S240,595. The biggest item is Please turn to page 3 Cruiser damaged US•BORNE TOWNSHIP - A vic- tory party for the South Huron Dis- trict High School football team in. Usborne Township turned sour on Sathrday night. when police were called to the event, only to have a beer bottle thrown at a cruiser. The bottle struck the car's wind- shield, resulting in S167.30 in dam- ages. Police say there were at least 200 people at the gathering and anyone who would like to offer in- formation on the incident can call the detachment and be assured of confidentiality. as master of ,ceremonies for the evening, introducing each of the town councillors and employees with a mild roasting. Last-minute guests at the ban- quet were the South Huron Dis- trict High School Girls Field Hockey team who had only just • won the OFSAA championship the Saturday before. Each of the players received an engraved plaque from the town in recogni= Citizens of the Year - Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller and Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw presented the Citizen of the Year awards to Sally Lou Raymond and Rick Graham last Wednesday at the annual Appreciation 'Night. Authority of "burea LUCAN - Tom Prout, secre- tary -treasurer of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, attended last Tuesday's (.Lucan council meeting to explain a new floodplain control program, but was told by council the program might not get a good reception from property owners subject to it. Prout said a public meeting held earlier, in Lucan to present the program only netted half a dozen interested ratepayers. The Authority will be charging prop- erty owners who wish to build on designated floodplain land S200 for "floodproofing" advice about their properties. Reeve Larry Hotson asked Prout if S200 was not outrageous, considering a village building permit was also required. "It's all for their benefit," said Prout, responding to Hotson's suggestion that the program was no more than bureaucracy - an unnecessary double checking of Village building permits. • Prout explained the process the ARCA undertakes is to make sure a construction project does not affect flood protection or en- danger the project, but noted fail- ure to comply with the Authori- ty's regulations is only. enforceable by the municipality, or by taking the applicant to court. Prout said the program arose out of public demand. "Which one of the public in this area wrote to you and specifically asked for this?" demanded Hot - son, who likened it to c'tizens asking for safe, fast highways, only to be slowed down by gov- ernment regulation. Prout said the requests for bet- ter floodplain control date back to the 1930s when flooding prob- lems caused public outcry. "1 think the S200 "fee is a bit much." Hotson. "I'm not saying you don't cam your S200." "Well, we either clip him (prop- erty owner) or we clip you (the municipality)," said Prout, insist- in'g•the user pay system was best. Prout also seemed to test Hot - son's patience when he said the Authority's levy to municipalities was likely to increase in light of the ABCA losing land rental rev- enue under the revised Farm Tax Act, changes to the OHIP struc- ture, and the Pay Equity program. accused ucracy" Profit said up to S30,000 might have to be added to the budget. Hotson didn't agree. "Think like a businessman," said Hotson. "Hey, if you've got more expenses than you've got in- come, then you've got to cut ex- penses." Prout said cuts were possible, but speculated the first to go might be the ABCA's more popu- lar services. tion of her achievement - the first ever time any South Huron team captured an OFSAA victory. Julia Memer, who represented Exeter on the Strafford ringeue team, semi-finalists for All - Ontario last season, was unable to attend the banquet, but was com- mended for her achievement. Anita Wein,. Andrea Weigand, and Jacklyn Wright were the three junior lawn bowlers who captured a championship last August, put- ting Exeter on the lawn bowling map in Canada. The real news of the evening was the announcement of the 1989 winners of the Exeter Citizen of the Year Awards, which went to Rick Graham and Sally Lou Ray- mond. Both recipients were unaware of their nomination and- thought they were attending the banquet on oth- er pretexts. Shaw praised Graham, not only for his work in the guidance de- partmenLat the_.high school, but for his contribution to the commu- nity. "We dismiss all the stuff he does in the school. He gets paid for that," said Shaw. "But that's okay, because he does a lot of good stuff outside the school. • Shaw cited Graham's initiative which saw the creation of an adult literacy program' in Exeter - a pro- gram which Shaw said doesn't get the attention it deserves because few recognize the problem. "It's absolutely surprising at how many adults, in our own town, can't read," explained Shaw,' who went on to describe Gratjam's in- volvement in the Safe Homes_ for' Youth service operating out of the United Church. The program, which provides ref- uge for teenagers involved in do- mestic disputes, recently won the Ontario Solicitor -General award for crime prevention. "This is not an imaginary thing. This is a real thing that is happen- ing," said Shaw, adding that the Safe Homes program has, to -date, helped more than 40 young people in crisis situations. "This is now a model agency, a pilot almost, [hat will be replicated throughout the province," said Shaw. Raymond was selected for the Citizen of the Year Award, not for her involvement with any one pro- ject, but for her tireless devotion to a number of causes, said Shaw. Shaw listed 14 activities Ray- mond has taken to heart, including work with the Christmas Bureau, with the handicapped in Huron Park, the Hosptial . Auxiliary, Din- ing for Seniors, service organiza- tions, and others. Shaw said Ray- mond even volunteers to drive a blind patient to London once a week for treatment at 7:30 in the morning. "This lady has been involved with so many thing" said Shaw. "I've never heard her say no to any- thing. She's got a good heart - a good soul" Exeter has been recognizing Citi- zens of the Year since 1975, but Shaw said it would likely be possi- ble to award almost anyone in Exet- er, if the truth be known. , "So many people do things we d9n't know about," he said. Iew tower for Lucan LUCAN - After several months of negotiations, the village of Lucan has finally settled ona)ocation for a future water tower. Lucan council bought a property from Murphy Bus Lines on the southwest corner of the village. The property measures 30 metres by 30 metres and is sit- uated on the Queen Street right-of-way off William Street. Council described the purchased property as one of the more convenient of the three alternatives present- ed to them, because the property is situated almost exactly where a proposed Lake. Huron pipeline is planned to enter Lucan. The new water tower, expected to be about 20 me- tres in diameter, will be necessary whether a new wa- ter system is installed or not because of the deterio- rating condition of the present tower. The purchase price of the property was $40,000, which will eventually be subsidized by provincial funds. Council is presently hoping construction can start on the. $10 million water and sewage project by at least 1992. Lucan ratepayers are bein& asked for their support of the water and sewage projects by filling out state- ments of intention on how their household expects to pay for its share of the cosi. The village office has re- ceived responses from about 40 percent of house- holds, but would like the rest sent in as soon as possi- ble.' - • • Clerk Ed Melanson said the sooner the final figures on financial intentions were available, the better . chance the villare would have with their petition to the Ontario Municipal Board for funding. • The Dynasty continues We're number one - Members of the South Huron District High School Senior Boy's Football Team raise their hands after defeating Goderich Vikings 27-2 Saturday at South Huro'n tp take their fourth -straight Huron -Penh. title. From ,left in front, Greg Clarke (59), John Gollen (31), Norm) Aitkens, Roti Wonnacott, Glenn McBeath (68), Mark Burton (1), and Steve Heywood.,For game story and more photos please turn to second front. Panthers win another title. Details on front page of second section 1